Global internet exchange operator, AMS-IX and MainData Nigeria Limited (MDXi), an Equinix company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to operate and grow internet exchange services in Africa.

AMS-IX will be setting up an internet exchange at MDXi, the carrier-neutral Data Centre of MainOne in Lagos.  It will act as AMS-IX strategic partner and reseller for AMS-IX in West Africa.

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The deal between AMS-IX and MDXi will deliver improved interconnection capabilities for customers on the exchange, further facilitating the distribution of content into the West African region. With this partnership, content delivery networks, application providers, and hosting companies will now be able to exchange internet traffic locally through the rich interconnected ecosystem of networks, large enterprises, and cloud service providers, and network operators available at MDXi.

International Partnership Director Onno Bos at AMS-IX, said: “Lagos is the ideal location to serve as a content hub for West and Central Africa as it is strategically located in a fast-developing region with landing sites for international subsea cables connecting Africa to EMEA and beyond.”